Hello,

I've been travveling to Brussels and surprised about the magnificient lace handcraft Belgian ladies still produce by hand.

I touch it would be very old fashion but when you visit a store that really sell local production, and not cheap copies from China, it's incredible.

My wife couldn't resist and bought a wonderfull wedding veil for our daughter who's getting married in April 2008. She even ordered some matching lace for the wedding dress !

The best store we've found is located on the main square of Brussels next to the Godiva chocolate store.

It's RUBBRECHT real lace, Grand-place 23, 1000 Brussels. (phone + 32 2 512 02 18)

Anybody travelling to Belgium should take a little time to appriciate this wonderfull handcraft.

James Dunlopp, USA